Big Question: What effects does nature have on our lives? Project: Finish Your Native American Poster
Vocabulary:
Lumberjacks-loggers, or people whose work is cutting down trees and sending the logs to the sawmill Harness-an arrangement of straps or bands used to attach two things Feature-something that stands out and attracts attention Thaw-make or become less cold Untamed-wild or not domesticated Announcement-public or formal notice Requirements-demands or things demanded Unnatural-not natural, not normal Destruction: great damage; ruin. Inland: in or toward the interior; the land away from the border of a coast. Expected: thought something would probably come or happen Shatter: to break into pieces suddenly. Forecasts: statements of what is coming; predictions Surge: a swelling motion; sweep or rush, especially of waves Brilliant: shining brightly; sparkling. Chorus: anything spoken or sung all at the same time. Coward: person who lacks courage or is easily made afraid; person who runs from danger or trouble. Gleamed: flashed or beamed with lights. Shimmering: gleaming or shining faintly. Biologist: scientist who studies living things, including their origins, structures, activities, and distribution. Bluff: a high, steep slope or cliff. Lagoon: a pond or small lake, especially one connected with a larger body of water; shallow body of water. Massive: big and heavy; bulky; enormous. Rumbling: making a deep, heavy, continuous rolling sound. Tropical: of or like the regions 23.45 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun can shine directly overhead; warm. Apprentice: a person who words with an expert to learn a job. Atmosphere: the gas that surrounds the Earth; the air in a certain place. Chemical: a substance formed by other substances acting on each other. Club: a group of people with a common interest. Essay: a short piece of writing that expresses the author's opinion on a topic. Manufacturing: making goods by hand or with machines. Pressure: the force of one thing pushing against another. Scales: the hard pieces that cover animals such as fish.
Monday:
Goal: Today we will review the unit vocabulary words so that we can use them in our Safety Brochures.
(Small Group: Leveled Text)
1. Vocabulary Web on Popplet. Pick one vocabulary word from above, and create a web names synonyms, antonyms, definitions, picture, and a sentence. Print when you are done. Here is an example.
2. Go to Kidblog and try logging in. Customize your blog. You can change your theme and avatar.
3. Moby Max Stories
Tuesday:
Goal: Today we will read another example of poetry to practice answering inferred comprehension questions.
(Small Group: Re-read poem and go over answers)
1. Read these common New Years Resolutions. Then create a new Kidblog post describing 3 resolutions, why they are important, and how you plan to achieve them.
2. Acuity Language Arts
Wednesday:
Goal: Toady we will read another example of poetry to practice answering inferred comprehension questions.
(Small Group: Re-read poem and go over answers)
1. Make an (appropriate) response to a peer's comment on Kidblog.
2. Read "A Bird Came Down the Walk" and answer the questions.
3. Work on your Native American Project
4. Moby Max Stories / $20 for every 80% or better
Thursday:
Goal: Toady we will practice taking an online assessment, practice with a daze quiz to put in our student data binder, and answer comprehension questions in our small groups.
(Small Group: Leveled Text )
1. Read this article written about the new "Star Wars" movie, or this article about Corn Flake art.
2. Log on to your Kidblog account and respond to the post titled, "Star Wars" or "Corn Flake Art".
3. Take DAZE quiz (Last practice before the test!)
4. Acuity Language Arts
Project: Native American History Project
Friday:
Goal: Today we will finalize our Native American Project and have a gallery walk.
(Small Group: Corrections)
1. Moby Max Stories / $20 for every 80% or better
Goal: Today we will review the unit vocabulary words so that we can use them in our Safety Brochures.
(Small Group: Leveled Text)
1. Vocabulary Web on Popplet. Pick one vocabulary word from above, and create a web names synonyms, antonyms, definitions, picture, and a sentence. Print when you are done. Here is an example.
2. Go to Kidblog and try logging in. Customize your blog. You can change your theme and avatar.
3. Moby Max Stories
Tuesday:
Goal: Today we will read another example of poetry to practice answering inferred comprehension questions.
(Small Group: Re-read poem and go over answers)
1. Read these common New Years Resolutions. Then create a new Kidblog post describing 3 resolutions, why they are important, and how you plan to achieve them.
2. Acuity Language Arts
Wednesday:
Goal: Toady we will read another example of poetry to practice answering inferred comprehension questions.
(Small Group: Re-read poem and go over answers)
1. Make an (appropriate) response to a peer's comment on Kidblog.
2. Read "A Bird Came Down the Walk" and answer the questions.
3. Work on your Native American Project
4. Moby Max Stories / $20 for every 80% or better
Thursday:
Goal: Toady we will practice taking an online assessment, practice with a daze quiz to put in our student data binder, and answer comprehension questions in our small groups.
(Small Group: Leveled Text )
1. Read this article written about the new "Star Wars" movie, or this article about Corn Flake art.
2. Log on to your Kidblog account and respond to the post titled, "Star Wars" or "Corn Flake Art".
3. Take DAZE quiz (Last practice before the test!)
4. Acuity Language Arts
Project: Native American History Project
Friday:
Goal: Today we will finalize our Native American Project and have a gallery walk.
(Small Group: Corrections)
1. Moby Max Stories / $20 for every 80% or better